The city of Richmond is under a boil water advisory and residents are being urged to conserve water use after a power outage at the city's water treatment facility early Monday. Why it matters: Some city residents have no water because of the outage.

The boil water advisory issued in the City of Richmond, as well as the neighboring counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, was lifted on Saturday morning.

The Virginia Department of Health lifted Richmond’s boil water advisory, Mayor Danny Avula announced Saturday morning, after two tests of the city’s water confirmed it was safe to drink. Boil water advisories in neighboring counties Hanover,

Virginia officials lifted a boil-water advisory in Richmond on Saturday, days after problems caused by a winter storm hit the city’s century-old water production plant.

The city of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, issued an immediate boil water advisory on Monday, urging all residents to conserve water and boil it before consumption until further notice.

Richmond residents have either had no water or low water pressure since a winter storm caused a power outage that disrupted the city's water reservoir system. Other technical issues have delayed restoration of water levels,

The outage comes after a major winter storm caused widespread impacts across more than a dozen states, including hundreds of thousands of power outages across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

Officials said Tuesday morning that they hope pressure would be restored to the system by the afternoon. But the advisory will likely be in place for another 48 hours.

A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for a portion of the Kent County Water Authority due to a water main break near Major Potter Road in Warwick.

Pulaski County officials issued a boil water notice Saturday morning. The Virginia Department of Health in conjunction with the town of Pulaski are advising residents to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking as a safety precaution.